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Sen. Richard Shelby (R-AL), a long-timesupporter of bringing offshore drilling to his state, “today asked the U.S. Coast Guard for help in keeping an oil spill from making landfall in Alabama.”

“Two coal miners are missing after an underground rock fall in western Kentucky,” which “occurred early Thursday at the Dotiki mine” near Providence, operated by Alliance Coal Company.

Health Care

“The health overhaul legislation will likely cost drugmakers $25 billion more than the $80 billion the industry anticipated when it agreed to back the Democratic-led effort, according to Wall Street analysts.”

The Kansas State Senate “declined to pull out of committee Wednesday a proposed state constitutional amendment drafted to allow Kansans to elude mandates included in federal health care reform.”

“Millions of seniors signed up for popular Medicare Advantage insurance plans don’t get the best quality, an independent study found.” “The analysis found that 47 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are in plans that rate three stars or two — medium to fair quality.”

Immigration

The Washington Post reports that Obama administration officials are urging “suing Arizona over its new immigration law, and the Justice Department is considering such an action to block the legislation from taking effect.”

Federal Reserve officials said yesterday that “they’ll need to see more evidence of sustained gains in the job market before ending their pledge to keep the benchmark lending rate at a record low for an ‘extended period.'”

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